Author: J. H. Webster Clayeh

Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has launched the “Liberia Project Dashboard”, an aid information management platform that collects, analyzes, and reports information about donors’ assistance programs and projects.

Monrovia – As the Weasay Community road gets rehabilitated; Saybah Kromah, 34, a mother of 2 and a resident of the Weasay Community says for too long they have endured bad road conditions and that has the hampered their economy’s growth and has also inflicted wounds on many residents including pregnant women.

Monrovia – As Liberia steadily moves to a cashless system, TipMe, an electronic payment service provider, has been launched to provide individuals and businesses access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs.

Monrovia – The Affiliation of Women and Child Rights Activists, organizers of last week’s three-day protest against rape, has given the George Weah-led government 21 days to take serious action in addressing the issue of rape or else they are going to take to the streets again to demand solutions.

Monrovia – It’s been a rather busy weeks for anti-rape protesters in Liberia. Since Tuesday, organizers have taken their grievances to the national legislature, the US Embassy but are yet to present one to the Presidency. On Thursday, the third day of the protest, officers of the Liberian National Police kept protesters at bay, seizing cellphones and turning protesters away from the grounds of the protest. Former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and fellow Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee both took turns showing solidarity with protesters while President Weah has been on the hotseat for not identifying with those campaigning against rape. FrontPage…

Monrovia – Four teachers at the Light International School, a school operated by Turkish nationals, in Sinkor have been dismissed by the school’s administration for requesting what they termed as “just benefits and salaries”.

Monrovia – In the wake of the increasing waves of rape cases against women and children, a group of Liberians, predominately young people, have petitioned the 54th National Legislature to broaden its oversight responsibilities in strengthening the justice system to curb the menace.

Monrovia – Cllr. Pearl Brown-Bull, one of Liberia’s outstanding lawyer and a signatory to the 1986 Constitution, has called on President George Weah to take down the banner displaying his picture and the propositions for the upcoming referendum down. She says, campaigning for the propositions now when the NEC is yet to declare campaign is a complete violation and disregard of electoral law. Also, she noted that the referendum should not be regarded as a CDC project, rather a national project, therefore, it is wrong for his picture to be used as campaign material for the propositions of the referendum.

Monrovia – Charlyne Brumskine, the daughter of the founding father of the Liberty Party (LP) the late Charles W. Brumskine, says there is a strong possibility that the special senatorial election slated for December 8, 2020, would be marred by frauds.

Monrovia – At long last, over 2,000 volunteers, who have worked as active case finders and risk communicators, have begun receiving compensation for work done during the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Liberia.